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32nd edition of the Summer School: Innovating for Social Transformation

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The Department of Equality and Social Sustainability of Barcelona Provincial Council has organised this year's 32nd edition of the Summer School, a space for reflection, exchange and knowledge about local social policies for professionals from municipalities and local authorities in the province of Barcelona.

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Moving towards a caring society

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 Location: Casa de Kultura de Barañain

The "Larrain" Association of Elderly People of Barañain is organising "Conversations on care" which will take place at the Casa de Kultura in Barañain and in which our colleagues Nerea Etxaniz and Virginia Oliván, researchers at the Matia Institute, will take part.

The two experts in ageing and care will talk about the desire of the elderly to continue living at home when they need care and whether this is possible with the current model of care and the current model of society.

Professionals

Txirikorda Conference. Intergenerational community housing

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 Location: Usurbil - Casa de la Cultura

Friday 23rd September

From 18:00 to 20:00. Round table: intergenerational experiences.

Our colleague Ainhoa Arrillaga presents #MatiaZaleak, a network that aims to bring together people and organisations that identify and collaborate with the purpose of Matia Fundazioa, promoting the autonomy, dignity and personality of the elderly and people with disabilities. 

Saturday 24th September

From 10:00 to 13:00. Conferences: experiences of community and cooperative housing and presentation of the Txirikorda project.

Information on the day

Other Professionals

Architectures for ageing

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This UIK summer course addresses different aspects related to the ageing of the population from a social, urban and architectural perspective, with contributions from complementary disciplines. From the urban to the housing scale, we will look at the needs and the socio-economic and gender factors that hinder the ageing process in order to analyse possible measures aimed at improving the quality of life of this section of the population and, through it, of society as a whole, taking into account their life cycles.

Programme

14 de septiembre

Course web page

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Project

Technical conference: "Housing alternatives. Cohousing"

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 Location:  Centro de Cultura Contemporánea "Conde Duque". Madrid

An event organised by the Madrid City Council's Directorate General for the Elderly, in which, based on a reflective analysis of the needs and relationships between housing and ageing, and the situation and trends regarding both in different territories at regional, national and international level, it will look at the way in which these alternatives are approached in practice. From actions aimed at ensuring that older people remain in their own homes, to situations where they need to move to traditional residential centres.

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Cycle of Meetings: Housing Solutions for Seniors

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 Location: Fundación MAPFRE Auditorium. Pº de Recoletos, 23, Madrid.

The longevity we enjoy in Spain requires rethinking the housing models for senior citizens and adapting them to new life circumstances. This is a great opportunity for companies and entrepreneurs to provide solutions in this field, including cohousing, new care models and renovations, as well as their financing.

 

Four experts in these fields will discuss housing in the context of the Silver Economy.

Online and Onsite Registration

Professionals

Innovation for the wellbeing and quality of residential life of older people

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 Location: Online

Professionals

Care and residential architecture

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 Location: Barcelona / Online

Sostre Civic is organising an interesting debate on the role of architecture in social and environmental transformation which, in this edition, focuses on housing and care, what we can call residential with services. 

Information and registration

Professionals

Where, with whom and how we want to live as older people

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 Location: Getafe

Conference aimed at older people who wish to find out about housing alternatives that allow them to continue to be an active and participatory part of society, as well as professionals from the different disciplines involved and associations related to older people.

Organised by the Madrid XXI Seniors' Association and the City Council's Seniors' Department, it will take place in the Espacio Mercado and forms part of the activities to commemorate the International Day of Older Persons in Getafe.

Information leaflet of the conference

Professionals

Chair in Well-being and Health: Presentation of the "Guide for dementia-friendly housing".

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 Location: Santander

Conference given by Álvaro García, PhD in Psychology and researcher at the Matia Institute Foundation as a researcher in issues related to the gerontological field, in which he will present an innovative guide aimed at elderly people or those in the process of ageing who live with dementia and their carers and socio-family environment. This material offers simple and useful information to identify the particular needs of those living with dementia and analyses in detail the possibilities offered by adapting our home to this reality.

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